---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to Iowa utilities board review of specified provisions and utility ratemaking procedures."
description: "A bill for an act relating to Iowa utilities board review of specified provisions and utility ratemaking procedures."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 617"
citation: "Iowa HF 617 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["commerce department", "consumer advocate (utilities)", "reports", "utilities", "utilities board"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-03"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8f06e9d-eec8-4007-9db5-4f5b1680f456"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 617&ga=90"
source_hash: "b8e5aa9f8ce487f1b381fc11341363ee33c2e528f7aecddcc0ea8fe1924b70b5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 617 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to Iowa utilities board review of specified provisions and utility ratemaking procedures.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF617.html)
2. **Amendment H-1299** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1299.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3140** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3140.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3168** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3168.pdf)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF617_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF617.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-13** Message from House.
- **2023-03-13** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Subcommittee: Brown, Giddens, and Klimesh.
- **2023-03-14** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/15/2023 1:30PM Room 315.
- **2023-03-15** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
- **2023-03-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-17** Amendment S-3140 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Amendment S-3168 to S-3140 filed, adopted.
- **2023-04-20** Amendment S-3140 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-20** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-24** Message from Senate.
- **2023-04-24** Senate amendment H-1299 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-01** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1299.
- **2023-05-01** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-05-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-05-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-05-01** Immediate message.
- **2023-05-02** Message from House.
- **2023-05-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8f06e9d-eec8-4007-9db5-4f5b1680f456`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).